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Herman Moritz Kalckar (1908–1991) was a Danish biochemist who pioneered the study of cellular respiration.〔(Obituary – "Herman Kalckar, 83, Metabolism Authority" ) New York Times, May 22, 1991〕 Kalckar made a number of significant contributions to the development of 20th century biochemistry including: * a founder of bioenergetics; * enzymology, including novel assay techniques; * galactose metabolism in both microorganisms and animal tissues; * suggestion that strontium-90 levels in children’s deciduous teeth correlated with nuclear testing. ==Childhood and Early Life== Kalckar described his family life as “a middle class, Jewish-Danish family—Danish for several generations.”〔Kalckar, 1991, p. 2〕 His family life was not financially wealthy but was intellectually rich. His father, Ludvig Kalckar, was a businessman with an avid interest in theatre, especially the work of Henrik Ibsen. His mother, Bertha (née Melchior) Rosalie introduced Kalckar to a variety of French and German writers, including Gustave Flaubert, Marcel Proust, Johann von Goethe, and Heinrich Heine. Kalckar observed that this time allowed his “interest in the humanistic disciplines” to develop and thrive.〔Kalckar, 1991, p. 2〕 In his autobiographical reflections, Kalckar spent little time on his early education and referred to high school biology experience as "somewhat static," except for "some extraordinary demonstrations in human physiology" by August Krogh. Krogh, a physiologist and Professor at the University of Copenhagen, won the 1923 Nobel prize for his description of capillary blood flow and regulation, introduced the principles of human physiology to Danish high school students. Krogh's demonstrations introduced the students to a number of modern physiology instruments and experimental techniques.〔Kalckar, 1991, p. 2-3〕 The experience seems to have profoundly influenced Kalckar's choicer of research area. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herman Kalckar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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